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Invasive Plants’ Impact Revisited

November 28, 2013December 1, 2013 Wa'd Abuzurayk

A longitudinal study conducted by researchers Carla D’Antonio and Stephanie Yelenik was carried over a period of two decades to study the impact of invasive plants, to be one of the few studies conducted over such a period of time in this field of research. D’Antonio of UC Santa Barbara University, worked with postdoctoral scholar Stephanie Yelenik to collect data on grass invaded fields over the time period between mid 1990s and 2012. Field sites chosen were in Hawaa Volcanoes National Park. Data obtained from this study revealed unique results…

Tongue Piercing Now Control Wheelchair For Paralyzed Person

November 28, 2013 Neha Shukla

We have all seen tongue piercing as a fashion statement, but very soon, we will see its use in navigating a wheelchair. A latest invention will allow the paralyzed person to drive a wheelchair employing their tongue. The wheelchair has been tested with tetraplegia patients (paralysis of all the four limbs) enabling them to drive through obstacles successfully using just their tongue for steering.

Interview with Tommy Seilheimer Founder and CEO of Defcon13 Media

November 28, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Lately, we got a chance of interviewing Tommy Seilheimer, the Founder and CEO of Defcon13 Media. An entrepreneur by nature he is curious about everything on the web and enjoys writing / discussing things on SEO, SMM, Web Design, WordPress, Marketing, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Videos, Sports, Food, Health, Videogames, Politics, Music, Apple, SciFi, Documentaries, North Korea and more. Tommy has been a brand strategy, marketing and WordPress design consultant for over 13 years. Skilled at analyzing market trends and customer needs to develop highly effective and targeted marketing campaigns.

Germ Killing Nanopillars Found In Cicada Wings

November 27, 2013November 27, 2013 Neha Shukla

We have all experienced the typical disinfectant liquid smell coming from hospitals or used in our homes to clean the floor or kitchen top which many of us don’t like in particular but is very essential in maintaining a germ free healthy life. Imagine how wonderful it would be, if we can lead a germ free life without using these disinfectants.

Few Secrets of Discourse Comprehension Uncovered

November 24, 2013 Wa'd Abuzurayk

Discourse comprehension is the term used to describe the human brain’s ability to make sense of language, whether presented in spoken or written forms. In an effort to better understand the brain’s mechanism that underlie discourse comprehension, a research team lead by professor Aron Barbey gathered to conduct a study on the subject. The study was conducted on 145 American male Vietnam War veterans who obtained war-related head injuries. Such injuries were studied due to their nature as focal ones, unlike those obtained after strokes for example. Focal injuries give…

Lower Temperature Aids In Cancer Cells Growth: A Research

November 24, 2013 Neha Shukla

We all have experienced the effect of low body temperature like shivering initially and if not treated can lead to more serious medical state like hypothermia, which if ignored or not provided with necessary medical attention can be life threatening.

Stanene Could be The New Building Block For Circuit Structures

November 23, 2013August 7, 2014 Pooja Kashyap

Topological insulators by default mean heavy and electron-rich elements however, recent research at sub atomic levels are changing this age-old fact. Researchers have been fascinated with this evolved class of material. According to Wikipedia, A topological insulator is a material with time reversal symmetry and trivial topological order, that behaves as an insulator in its interior but whose surface contains conducting states, meaning that electrons can only move along the surface of the material.

Comet ISON’s Journey Comes To An End

November 23, 2013November 23, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

After travelling for over a million years, Comet ISON or Comet Nevski–Novichonok, a sungrazing comet discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok will be completing its inward journey through the solar system by the Thanksgiving Day, that is, Nov. 28, 2013. Researchers feel that either it will shatter due to the extreme heat of the sun or speeds back, never to return. Space scientists were intrigued since the time they had discovered the Comet ISON (in Sept 2012) because they believe that the comet consists of…

Dust Ring Confirmed Near Venus Orbit

November 22, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Interplanetary dust or the Cosmic dust has occupied space in the solar system. Studies are still being conducted in order to understand the nature, origin and its relationship to larger bodies in space. However, one thing is confirmed that a planet’s gravity is acting on the cosmic dust by pulling it into its orbit forming a ring of dust around itself. Earth too has been travelling in the ring of dust, a discovery that was made twenty years ago. Since then space scientists have been working upon gathering the information…

Magneto Electric Conversion In BFO Opens Door To Smart Devices

November 22, 2013December 9, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Among the other multiferroics, bismuth ferrite (BFO) has gained an increased interest from research scholars in science and technology. The credit goes to its enhanced magnetization and suppressed current leakage ability. In May this year, three researchers Dovron Rahmedov, Laurent Bellaiche and Rahmedov postulated the multi-functionality of bismuth ferrite (BFO) in terms of electrical polarization, which means, the compound can be magnetized by running an electric current through it.

Genetically Engineered Insects: The Risk Assessment

November 22, 2013November 22, 2013 Wa'd Abuzurayk

As reported in the journal “Ecology and Evolution” , researchers from the University of Minnesota are working on developing a new approach for studying effects of using genetically engineered (GE) insects. GE insects are aspired to be used for purposes of managing pests and insect-borne human diseases. Researchers including David Andow, Aaron David, Joe Kaser, Amy Morey and Alex Roth are working on designing a standardized ecological risk assessment (ERA) for using such an approach. “Our project is trying to get it a little bit further into a standardization —…

Hydrogen Powered Cars Will Be The Future Transportation

November 21, 2013May 16, 2014 Neha Shukla

With the ever-increasing fuel prices and harmful greenhouse gases produced by these fuels, the need of the hour is to switch to an alternative fuel as effective as the traditional fuels. One such innovation is being done in the field of automobile industry with bringing the concept cars like electric cars and now hydrogen cars is being added to the list. These pollution free hydrogen cars would emit only water vapor and so can be seen as a promising mode of transportation in the future.

Pars Will Be The New Lifeguard

November 20, 2013November 20, 2013 Neha Shukla

An innovative invention in the field of robotics has been recently tested successfully. RTS lab, earlier this year disclosed its big idea named Pars a flying robot with the aim of rescuing drowning people at sea by dropping the life saver. This idea was backed by an Iran based company which provided the required funds for the testing of the first working model in the open Caspian sea where a number of drowning cases get reported time and again.

Controlling Robots Via An Intuitive Command System

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 Pooja Kashyap

Eye contact and face engagement are the two most important elements that plays major role in interaction among humans. And this main thing was missing when interacting with robots but now bots too would react according to the given set of instruction(s) that they’d decipher as per the eye and face recognition. Researchers at IROS made it a reality. They showed how an individual robot obeyed – within a group of bots – an instruction. This breakthrough went ahead in controlling bots in a more natural way. The bots were…